Heart Shaped Wreath-Wire Art

 

Hello my friend!

I thought I would share my Wire Art with you.

It's fairly easy and you can't make a mistake.

I used Heavy Duty -Bailing Wire-

I bought a roll from Home Depot years ago and use it for

all sorts of craft projects.

You may have some in your garage or barn !

You will also need pliers.

Give yourself a 3'' long tail to start -

You will be working with a continues piece of wire !

Do not cut wire until the end.

I used a sharpie pen as my size guide.

Loop the wire around your guide twice .

I also spaced my loops using the width of the pen.

Remove your guide and make another loop.

It looks better if you can continue the wire in the

same direction.

Continue making loops until you are happy with the size.

Bring the ends together.

Use pliers to twist and connect the two ends.

Twist the ends around the pliers to make a curl.

Lay wreath flat and shape into a heart.

You can use your pliers to help with shaping.

It can be hung plain or wrapped with ribbon.

It reminds me of lace-

Each of the loops will hold a small note or photo.

It could hold Valentines or hanging earrings.....

Thank you !

So nice to have you visit again.

I hope you are having a wonderful week.

xo Lisa S

Vintage Book Hidden File Holder

Hello friend !

I was doing a bit of cleaning-

I came across this old Dictionary, I use the pages 

for all sorts of crafty things.

It's getting pretty shabby and falling apart with

lots of pages missing.

I thought I would save the cover while I can.

I went to our pantry.

I hoped to find a cereal box about the size of my book.

Yes, It was about the right size.

I measured 3'' up the side from the bottom

and across to the top of the opposite side.

The cardboard was easy to cut with scissors.

I glued the side of the box to the spine

of the book.

I love Fabri-Tac,

but any glue will do!

I made a pattern piece of the short side of box for extra strength.

Folded  the edges, and set aside

I covered the bottom with pretty scrapbook paper.

Fold over and glue down the sides.

Then glued the box to the cover.

press down and let dry.

Flip to the other side and glue down.

Glue the front piece that you put aside earlier.

I used a couple large rubber bands to hold in place.

It stands nice and sturdy!

Makes a hide-away for just about anything.

I need this for receipts and general deck clutter!

From the front-

and from the back-

I hope you have a wonderful week!

Thanks for visiting-

xo Lisa S

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Thanks for letting me share with you today.

Did you miss any of these projects the first around?

xo Lisa S